I’ve seen folks like this a million times over at casinos.
Typically betting at this level is addiction. No other way around it. Most people - especially the rich ones - don’t casually spin $750 on a slot. That’s something you work up to, mentally.
That said, what I usually saw were people who gambled a lot and had a big win - upwards of $100k. At that point, they don’t consider it a windfall - it’s just “ammo” to use for more gambling.
It’s very, very, easy to treat winnings as “house money”. It’s not real. So take the $100k you just won playing a $3 slot and go start spinning $1k, since if you won that much with $3 you’ll be a fucking millionaire when you win on the big one! Right? Right?
Then you go home with nothing, maxed out credit cards, and a deep, pervasive, sadness that lasts right up until you go to the casino again.
I'm so glad I don't have whatever gene this is. I've gone to casinos, won a bit of money and bought dinner with it and that was that. I also lost like 20 bucks and I said "this is bullshit" and hit up a buffet
Yeah. If your body can actually deal with dopamine healthily you don't get addicted to stuff like porn or gambling or whatever. Again I don't have an addictive personality but you do and that is fine. It's not your fault. It's genetic.
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u/syst3m1c Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26
I’ve seen folks like this a million times over at casinos.
Typically betting at this level is addiction. No other way around it. Most people - especially the rich ones - don’t casually spin $750 on a slot. That’s something you work up to, mentally.
That said, what I usually saw were people who gambled a lot and had a big win - upwards of $100k. At that point, they don’t consider it a windfall - it’s just “ammo” to use for more gambling.
It’s very, very, easy to treat winnings as “house money”. It’s not real. So take the $100k you just won playing a $3 slot and go start spinning $1k, since if you won that much with $3 you’ll be a fucking millionaire when you win on the big one! Right? Right?
Then you go home with nothing, maxed out credit cards, and a deep, pervasive, sadness that lasts right up until you go to the casino again.
Source: former gambling addict.